Pustular psoriasis. Pustules with identical appearance may be seen in a deficiency of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (DIRA), and this disorder may also cause lytic lesions in the bones. Treatment for this disorder is anakinra, a recombinant form of the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
Source: Prose NS, Kristal L. Weinberg's Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 5e; 2017.
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